Police & Fire: Shots fired in State Street lot; 3 arrested

SHOTS FIRED, 3 ARRESTED: Three men were arrested early Saturday after shots were fired in a Battle Creek parking lot. Battle Creek police said they were in the State Street parking lot behind businesses on Michigan Avenue about 1:55 a.m. when several shots were fired.

Police said they saw a man walking from the area of the shots and carrying a handgun. When officers ordered him to stop he walked to a car and handed the gun to the front seat passenger who then handed it to the driver who placed the 40 caliber semi-automatic handgun under the seat, police said.

Police arrested the first man, 21, on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

A second man, 20, was arrested on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon and the third man, 21, with carrying a concealed weapon and being a felon in possession of a handgun. Police said they found six spent shell casings near where the shots were fired.

SHOTS FIRED: Battle Creek police said several shots were fired in the 300 block of Parkway Drive about 11:48 p.m. Thursday. A resident told police he and his wife were watching television when he heard four gunshots outside his house. He and his wife went to the floor and then when he looked outside he saw a car leaving. The man said he didn't know who might have fired the shots. Police said it appears two bullets hit the house.

ACCIDENT CANCELS PLAY: Saturday's performance of the Pennfield High School play "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" was canceled because of an accident involving cast members Friday, the school reported. Marshall police said five teenagers were hurt when their southbound car turned left in front of a pick-up truck on Old-27 just south of I-94 about 9:15 p.m. Friday. Police said two 18-year-old boys in the front and two 18-year-old girls in the back were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. One of the girls had to be removed from the wreckage by Marshall firefighters. A 15-year-old girl in the back sought her own treatment. Names were not released. "Please rest assured that our students are all fine but to aid in their recovery, the play does need to be canceled," according to the announcement by the schools. No further information about future performances was included.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A Battle Creek woman, 28, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence after her husband, 31, told Battle Creek police he was punched in the nose about 2:43 a.m. Saturday. The man said he was hit when he confronted his wife about talking to some men while playing video games earlier in the evening. The woman denied she hit her husband.

DRUGS: Battle Creek police have reported the following incidents:

? A man, 27, was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana after officers stopped his car near Champion Street and West Street about 9:51 p.m. Friday.

? A man, 25, was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession of marijuana after his car was stopped because he didn't have a license near Kendall Street and Michigan Avenue about 2:25 p.m. Friday.

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Police & Fire: Shots fired in State Street lot; 3 arrested

SHOTS FIRED, 3 ARRESTED: Three men were arrested early Saturday after shots were fired in a Battle Creek parking lot. Battle Creek police said they were in the State Street parking lot behind